DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/15/2014 Duedate: 05/28/2014
CLIFFHOME ARENA
DM-38 TURN-698
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
JELLY BELLY
SHEWISH CANDY (448)
(38-5063) [18-9-0,93]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
JELLY BELLY POSITION IS EMPTY
SHEWISH CANDY (448)
(38-5063) [18-9-0,93]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
JELLY BELLY SOLDILLIA VRO
SHEWISH CANDY (448) JINDA-BAN (198)
(38-5063) [18-9-0,93] (38-5102) [13-6-0,87]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
FIRE DECK (394)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SOUL WARRIORS (159) 56
2. FIRE DECK (394) 28 BASH BROS CHILDREN (449)
3. JINDA-BAN (198) 23 Unchartered Team
4. BASH BROS CHILDREN (449) 5
5. ONE TOO MANY (450) 4 THE ALTERNATIVE (195)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 BASH BROS CHILDREN (449) 60 38 2 61.2 1/ 1 FIRE DECK (394) 10 4 0
2/ 2 SOUL WARRIORS (159) 346 275 14 55.7 2/ 2 ONE TOO MANY (450) 8 7 1
3/ 3 FIRE DECK (394) 61 52 2 54.0 3/ 5 SOUL WARRIORS (159) 5 4 1
4/ 4 ONE TOO MANY (450) 44 42 7 51.2 4/ 3 JINDA-BAN (198) 4 10 0
5/ 6 SHEWISH CANDY (448) 18 23 0 43.9 5/ 4 BASH BROS CHILDREN (449) 3 3 0
6/ 5 JINDA-BAN (198) 813 %1042 20 43.8 6/ 6 SHEWISH CANDY (448) 2 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 753): SANDBOX FURY of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 635): OOZING MY MIND of U PAY I SLAY 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 758): THE BELL of FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 730): SUN TREE of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 754): BLACK DEATH of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 749): ALBERT KING of BLACK AND BLUES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 757): GENFUL of TOLBIN'S BP (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 742): HASTIGHET of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 743): HAMMER FINGER of STREET PIZZA (The Upright Man, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 742): MONTEREY JACK of ALL JACKED UP II (Pat Sajak, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 708): FEELING MINNESOTA of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 697): ENTEI of FIRE DECK (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 324): ISRAFEL of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 690): STUD of DEALER'S CHOICE (Coach, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 641): FROG BELLY LINT of BATTLE FROGS 03-13 (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 306): QUI GONG of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 299): RATTLER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 587): CARLESS BEAR of DARSIDEOFTVLAND 3 (Khorvinus, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 275): KID FUNKY FRIED of DEADLY RAGE (Var, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 635): TOLAIS DEEPHEART of HIGHLANDERS (She-Puppy, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 753): RUN DMC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 635): THE RUNAROUND (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 758): FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 730): THE BAD BUNNIES (The Anarchist, mgr,)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 754): BIG SHOTS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 749): MACINES OF WAR (Hollowshade, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 757): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 742): THE HOLY LEGION (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 743): STREET PIZZA (The Upright Man, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 742): NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 708): TOLBINS HIVE D (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 697): FIRE DECK (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 324): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 690): DEALER'S CHOICE (Coach, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 641): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 307): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 299): ELDER GODS (Var, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 587): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 275): BASH BROS ROADSIDE (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 635) BRUTAL LEGION et al (Seraphim, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 4 JHELUM (turn 730): SUN TREE of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 749): LEGIONAIRE of MACHINES OF WAR (Hollowshade, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 756): FLAPJACK of SHEWISH PICNIC (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
ATHELAS of TOLBIN'S BP (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 742): HILLARY of THE MENTORS (Dr. Feelgood, mgr.)
(turn 741): KRAKO of THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 742): BARRACUDAFED of ANIMAL PHARM (Manray, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 697): ENTEI of FIRE DECK (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 323): MALICE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 641): MOONDARK of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 299): RATTLER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
JOHNNY APPLESEED (A-Sop, mgr.)
(turn 298): CHAGUA KORBIN of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 584): DANG LEN of GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (Kharadmon, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 275): VIRUS of BASH BROS MICROSOFT (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon CLIFFHOME, for
I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned! Practice pays for STRINGS, who pummelled THE
USEROUS MERCHANT, to pocket 19 points. Win some, lose some. Speaking of which,
ENOCH was winsome, after beating TAXES and seeing him lose 15 points. Duelmaster
ENTEI from FIRE DECK is going for the gold, as he challenged BASH BROS CHILDREN's
SICK DAYS. Ooh, the excitement! ENTEI successfully staved off a grab for the roses
by SICK DAYS of BASH BROS CHILDREN. Does CLIFFHOME have no one talented enough to
dethrone him? So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and
ordering milk? Sounds like a PR stunt to me.
So much to report, so little time! Perhaps the warriors of FIRE DECK should
take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team... Like a pup with its tail
between its legs, BASH BROS CHILDREN scurried away from FIRE DECK. Oh, the shame!
If challenges were horses, SOLDILLIA VRO could open up a fast food joint!
Is there life after death? Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after
life! Oh hard! that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!
All good things must come to an end. Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards
fat! CLIFFHOME, I leave you now. The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The
Choking Ogre. 'Til next time-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JELLY BELLY 5063 18 9 0 93 SHEWISH CANDY (448)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SICK DAYS 5070 13 11 0 92 BASH BROS CHILDREN (449)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SOLDILLIA VRO 5102 13 6 0 87 JINDA-BAN (198)
DEFIANCE 5074 9 1 2 86 BASH BROS CHILDREN (449)
VORONSAL MAUR 5068 18 13 0 81 JINDA-BAN (198)
TORKOAL 4608 8 8 0 73 FIRE DECK (394)
BLAZIKEN 4726 7 1 0 70 FIRE DECK (394)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ASH 3277 13 11 1 66 SOUL WARRIORS (159)
ENOCH 3242 12 13 0 63 SOUL WARRIORS (159)
BAD IDEAS 5109 8 5 0 63 ONE TOO MANY (450)
SHOTS 5088 10 8 2 60 ONE TOO MANY (450)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MENDARLIN VORO 5059 10 25 0 55 JINDA-BAN (198)
STRINGS 5132 4 1 1 49 ONE TOO MANY (450)
TACOS 5091 9 9 1 47 ONE TOO MANY (450)
CLEMENTINE 5100 5 4 2 47 SOUL WARRIORS (159)
TAXES 5133 4 1 1 41 ONE TOO MANY (450)
-BEDTIME 5072 8 16 0 40 BASH BROS CHILDREN (449)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MAGCARGO 5137 2 0 0 31 FIRE DECK (394)
-UNFORTUNATE RAKE 5111 3 0 1 28 SOUL WARRIORS (159)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CYNDAQUIL 5134 2 1 0 20 FIRE DECK (394)
DEMORIN SAI 5135 1 3 0 6 JINDA-BAN (198)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
ALNORISEN TOREN 5130 3 2 0 JINDA-BAN 198 TAXES 5133 694 NOT REVENGED
LEEANIRA VORO 5136 1 2 0 JINDA-BAN 198 UNFORTUNATE RAKE 5111 697
BAG O DONUTS 5145 0 1 0 SOUL WARRIORS 159 ARENAMASTER ERLY 698 NONE
JOJEN 5118 3 2 0 SOUL WARRIORS 159 STRINGS 5132 697
PERSONAL ADS
Mendarlin Voro -- Sorry about that challenge on Turn 697, Boss made
a mistake, it was supposed to have been from Strings. Upside is it
didn't come from him and we now have one less aimer running around.
-- Shots
Soul Warriors -- Sorry about Jojen. Do me a favor and kill Strings
in the bloodfeud. It'll save me a DA in a few turns. -- O.T.M.
Soldillia Vro - Have a turned a corner on my career and am suddenly able
to beat you?!? I sure hope so. It will make achieving Assur's and my
goals much easier - Sick Days
Ash - Tough break, matching with me on your first turn back - Defiance
Soul Warriors - Welcome Back - Assur
Entei -- Good riddance! I mean, uh, congrats on the invite. -- Jelly Belly
Personals for dm 38
One-four and a death. Not good. Maybe we need to practice more? --
Voronsal Maur
Our congratulations to Entei. -- Jorja and Jinda-Ban
We salute the tourney participants, with special notice to Bob,
Eternal, Champion of Primus, and Mr. Gherkin's Merkin, victor in the Champions. Is
there a message in this, such as that our best warriors are gone? Or maybe the
current ones just need more training. -- Jorja and company
Sick Days -- Ugh, you got me when my biorhythms were all low. -- Soldillia Vro
Shots -- Actually, it was probably the vodka chasers that reall got to me. --
Mendarlin Voro
Tacos -- Forget that, I really LIKE tacos. Home-made, hot and cheesy, beef tacos.
Yeah. -- Voronsal Maur
Unfortunate Rake -- "Unfortunate"? I think it was more like "Cursed," with me
getting the curse. -- Ghost of Leeanira Voro
Magcargo -- I don't even know what you ARE. -- Demorin Sai
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BAG O DONUTS was butchered by ARENAMASTER ERLYAIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
ENTEI bested SICK DAYS in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge duel.
BLAZIKEN was viciously subdued by SOLDILLIA VRO in a 3 minute gory Challenge match.
JELLY BELLY won victory over TORKOAL in a popular 1 minute master's Title brawl.
SHOTS was overpowered by VORONSAL MAUR in a 1 minute mismatched match.
DEFIANCE viciously subdued VETERAN MERCENARY in a popular 1 minute bloody duel.
TACOS was beaten by CLEMENTINE in a 1 minute brawl.
ENOCH handily defeated TAXES in a 1 minute uneven fight.
ASH vanquished MENDARLIN VORO in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BAD IDEAS vanquished DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute uneven fight.
STRINGS vanquished THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute brutal one-sided fight.
CYNDAQUIL handily defeated DEMORIN SAI in a exciting 1 minute brutal one-sided bout.
MAGCARGO devastated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 LUNGING ATTACK 27 - 15 - 2 64 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 BASHING ATTACK 12 - 8 - 0 60 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 STRIKING ATTACK 15 - 14 - 3 52 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 6 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 WALL OF STEEL 10 - 13 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 AIMED BLOW 10 - 13 - 0 43 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 698 was great if you Not so great if you used The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles: the fighting styles: top eleven warriors are:
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 4 4 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL
AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 2 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK JELLY BELLY 5063 18 9 0 93 SHEWISH CANDY (448)
WALL OF STEEL SOLDILLIA VRO 5102 13 6 0 87 JINDA-BAN (198)
STRIKING ATTACK DEFIANCE 5074 9 1 2 86 BASH BROS CHILDREN (449)
AIMED BLOW BLAZIKEN 4726 7 1 0 70 FIRE DECK (394)
PARRY-RIPOSTE ASH 3277 13 11 1 66 SOUL WARRIORS (159)
PARRY-LUNGE BAD IDEAS 5109 8 5 0 63 ONE TOO MANY (450)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is JELLY BELLY 5063. The most popular warrior this
turn was SOLDILLIA VRO 5102. The ten other most popular fighters were DEFIANCE 5074,
STRINGS 5132, CYNDAQUIL 5134, JELLY BELLY 5063, CLEMENTINE 5100, ASH 3277, MAGCARGO
5137, SICK DAYS 5070, BLAZIKEN 4726, and ENOCH 3242.
The least popular fighter this week was MENDARLIN VORO 5059. The other ten least
popular fighters were TAXES 5133, TACOS 5091, BAG O DONUTS 5145, BAD IDEAS 5109,
VORONSAL MAUR 5068, SHOTS 5088, TORKOAL 4608, DEMORIN SAI 5135, ENOCH 3242, and
BLAZIKEN 4726.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
ENTEI (38-4591) FIRE DECK (394)
BLOODGAMES at the SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE
Back by popular demand, we will be having Bloodgames at the Summer FTF! For those of
you who always wanted the chance to manage the last warrior standing alive upon the
arena sands, your day has come. At the end of the ten turns, even though several
warriors, bruised and scarred, MAY yet live, only one will be crowned Champion of the
Bloodgames. And in this game mere survival counts for little. A great general once
said, "The object of battle is not to die for your cause, but to make your enemy die
for his." This general would have greatly enjoyed the Duelmasters Bloodgames. There
will be two different arenas:
FTF-Style (DM 98): for Face-to-Face attendees, with turn-by-turn strategies
Mail-in-Style (DM 99): for all managers, with one strategy for all ten rounds
Gameplay proceeds according to standard DM rules, except for a few notable exceptions:
BLOODGAMES ROLLUP -- Your Bloodgames team is ten warriors, one of each fighting
style, each warrior designed from scratch! (All are 84 points, 3-21, as usual.)
DEATH -- As the name implies, the Bloodgames will leave the arena sands somewhat
darker before they're over. It's a dangerous sport intended only for the tough and
spirited. The Arenamaster will be less likely to intercede on behalf of a dying
warrior. Even at a 1 kill desire, kill attempts will occur.
REPLACEMENTS AND ROLLUPS -- There will be no replacement characters.
CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES -- In the FTF-style bloodgames, there are no regular
challenges, only bloodfeuds. For the Mail-in arena, warriors may not change their
strategy from round to round (to make it fair for those who could not attend the
FTF). There will be no DA challenges in either arena.
TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- If you are not attending the FTF, we must have your
rollups and strategies by the Wednesday before the FTF, else they are due by 9pm on
Friday, at the hotel. The Bloodgames will process at the FTF with the regular
tournament.
MISSED TURNS -- All warriors fight each round. Only the dead may rest.
ERRORS -- If we make an input error, that warrior will be awarded a win and kill.
Errors must be reported before the next turn processes.
NEWSLETTER -- Warriors are ranked according to their number of kills. Champions of
Bloodgames may write a column for the newsletter at the end of the games.
FEES -- A Bloodgames rollup costs a $10 set-up fee. Managers may roll up more than
one team but may run only one team in each arena. The fee for all ten rounds is $49.
AWARDS -- The Bloodgames last ten rounds. Only warriors who survive to the end of
Turn 10 will be eligible for an award. However, a consolation award of a Bloodgames
T-shirt will be awarded to the dead warrior with the most kills.
The living warrior with the greatest number of kills will be the Bloodgames Champion.
Bloodgames Victor titles, 2nd and 3rd place, and Bloodgames Runner-up titles, 4th
through 6th place, will be awarded to those living warriors with the greatest number
of kills at the end of Turn 10, with one other important consideration: Each of these
six warriors must be of a different fighting style. Win/loss records and, if
necessary, recognition points will only be used to determine awards if there is a tie.
A Bloodgames T-shirts will be awarded to the manager of the team with the most kills.
The Bloodgames Champion fights for free in Advanced Duelmasters, and all Champions and
Victors earn Tournament Victor status, which allows them to challenge once per turn
with increased priority. These awards last for six months. The manager of the
Bloodgames Champion, Victors, and Runners-up will receive Bloodgames T-shirts.
AFTERMATH -- Warriors from the Bloodgames may not transfer to any other arena. Once
the games are over, the arena and teams will be disbanded. The fighters have won
their freedom and will never more be seen in the gladiatorial games. A special bonus
will, however, be awarded to the 1st through 3rd place warriors. Lady Sheila
Greywand, of the Isle of the Eye, has consented to allow the top three gladiators in
each Bloodgames admission to the Advanced Duelmasters games. Any special training
required to qualify those three warriors for Advanced Duelmasters combat will be
conducted before transfer into ADM. Astute managers will note that this means that
three warriors that are designed from scratch will survive the Bloodgames, win one of
the top three places, and go on to immortal glory! One of those warriors could be
yours!
The challenge is yours to take. The final plans are yours to make.
When the dust settles, remember: To the victor goes the spoils!